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Re: east coast powergrid / SCADA [OT?]


From: Damian Gerow <damian () sentex net>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:42:36 -0400

Thus spake Michael Scheidell (scheidell () secnap net) [15/08/03 15:40]:
Paller said it is "highly unlikely" that the process control computers
behind critical infrastructure like power in the United States would run on
the Windows operating system.

well, ONTARIO HYDRO does seem to have SOME windoes boxes.. at least here
is one that appears to have been infected with slammer:

http://www.hackertrap.net/LID.pl?IID=39335068

But that doesn't necessarily mean that they are process control machines...
This could easily be a workstation.
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